Śiva Sūtra 3.25
शिवतुल्यो जायते ||3.25||
[The yogin] becomes (jāyate | 3p sg med pres) equal to Śiva (śiva-tulyaḥ | nom sg m).
Thus you become equal to Śiva without having to leave the world.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: When these relapses are overcome, the practitioner becomes like the highest awareness.
The Vārttika explains: Intensive practice of Turya leads into Turyātīta.
Śiva Sūtra 3.26
शरीरवृत्तिर्व्रतम् ||3.26||
The way of life of the body (śarīra-vṛttiḥ | nom sg) [is] a vow (vratam | nom sg).
Your everyday way of life itself becomes a vow.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: For the awakened person, life in the body itself becomes a sacred obligation.
The Vārttika explains: The body of the Śiva-like yogin is not merely maintained.
Śiva Sūtra 3.27
कथा जपः ||3.27||
Speech (kathā | nom sg) [is] recitation (japaḥ | nom sg).
Every sincere utterance becomes Japa.
Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: When knowledge has matured, even ordinary speech becomes sacred repetition.
The Vārttika explains: The yogin's speech comes from natural Aham-Vimarśa.
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